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Chris Bosh believes the Miami Heat are about to make history. And he doesn't care how it's done. The Heat center is expecting his coach, Erik Spoelstra, to name him to start the Feb. 17 All-Star Game in Houston. He then would join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in making Miami the first team in 23 years to have three All-Star starters. "Yeah, I think so," Bosh told FOX Sports Florida after Wednesday's 99-94 win over Charlotte about his belief that Spoelstra, the Eastern Conference All-Star coach, will name him to replace injured Boston point guard Rajon Rondo in the lineup. FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh 

While James led in balloting for frontcourt players and Wade was tops for guards, Bosh finished fourth in the frontcourt, with only the top three earning immediate starting berths. "Hell, yeah, it should count," Bosh said if Miami has three starters. "No asterisk. No asterisk." Bosh displays the same enthusiasm when asked if he wants to start in Houston, the site of his All-Star debut in 2006. That began Bosh's streak of eight straight All-Star selections, but 2007 so far has marked his only start. "Hell, yeah," Bosh said of wanting to start. "Whether I do start or I don't start, people will always have opinions. But it's all for fun. Have some fun and go out there and have a good time." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh 

Chris Tomasson: I asked Spoelstra if Bosh lobbying him for All-Star start: “Not at all. I figured he’d try to bribe me last night but he didn’t at all.’’ Twitter @christomasson

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh, Erik Spoelstra, All Star Game 

It's been nearly three years since Bosh decided to leave Toronto, yet the sting remains for the fans. They booed him every time he touched the ball despite this being Bosh's fourth return to face his former team. "Yeah, I'm a little surprised," Bosh said. "They (fans) pay their money. They can do what they want. I hope they just remember the good times." Bosh said the jeers served as his motivation, especially in the second half when he scored 22 of his 28 points. "I was hearing a lot from the fans," Bosh said. "I thank them for continuing to stay on me and calling me names. That helped my focus a lot. I was like, `I need to get in this game to shut them up."' South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Miami Heat, Toronto Raptors, Chris Bosh 

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had yet to give it any thought. After all, he had only known he was the coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team for a few minutes. His first decision is whether to start center Chris Bosh in the game Feb. 17 in Houston. He leaned toward having three Heat starters, with Bosh joining LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. The last team to have three All-Star starters was the Los Angeles Lakers, who had Magic Johnson, A.C. Green and James Worthy in 1990. "I've only given this thought for the last nine minutes," Spoelstra said. "But I will tell you this, unequivocally, that my loyalties are first and foremost always with the Miami Heat." South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Miami Heat, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Erik Spoelstra 

Chris Bosh and Ray Allen in new commercial (VIDEO): “The little one likes to be called Rick Springfield.” Palm Beach Post

Miami Heat, Ray Allen, Chris Bosh, Commercial 

James and teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all took less than the maximum salary when they signed three years ago. That should enable the Heat to keep them together next season, even with the new tax rules. James doesn't believe they have gotten credit for that decision. "I have not had a full max deal yet in my career -- that's a story untold," James said. "I don't get (the credit) for it. That doesn't matter to me; playing the game is what matters to me. Financially, I'll sacrifice for the team. It shows for some of the top guys, it isn't all about money. That's the genuine side of this, it's about winning. I understand that." ESPN.com

Miami Heat, LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade 

Whenever Joe Johnson has Chris Bosh switched on him on the perimeter he should attack — that is a mismatch. Johnson is too quick off the dribble, too good a shot from the outside. But doing this to a man, that’s just cruel and unusual punishment. NBCSports.com

Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson 

Thanks to the big hearts of Adrienne and Chris Bosh, we had a fabulous time tonight entertaining local kids with Team Tomorrow at the Chris Bosh Christmas party. I painted this portrait of the beautiful couple in Venice with their bouncing baby boy Jackson, and I feel honored to have been able to give it to them in person. Nina's Color Lab

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh 

But then there are times like Sunday and the Heat’s 100-98 loss to the Celtics. In a game that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called one of his team’s most inefficient of the season, Bosh attempted just three shots in the second half and overtime periods. It was as if James, Wade and Ray Allen completely forgot that Bosh, whose 54.3 percent field-goal shooting leads the Heat, was on the floor. “He’s one of our best players, one of our best shooters. …Three shots is definitely not enough for him,” James said. “We’ve got to do a better job of just trying to find him.” Miami Herald

Miami Heat, LeBron James, Chris Bosh 

But three shots in his final 27 minutes of a close game? Spoelstra said the stagnation of the Heat’s offense against the Celtics led to Bosh being ignored. “That usually happens as a residual of execution and ball movement,” Spoelstra said. “If it’s a zero-pass, one-pass shot, a lot of guys aren’t getting those opportunities. And we weren’t really forcing enough triggers for the ball to end up finding its way to Chris, where he can take advantage.” Miami Herald

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh 

Chris Bosh will head to Massachusetts for Sunday's game at Boston. One day, he expects to return to the state for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Bosh always has had plenty of confidence. Now, he's talking about how he will be enshrined in Springfield, Mass. "Hell, yeah, of course. I've been a Hall of Famer like four years ago," the Miami Heat center told FOX Sports Florida after Friday's 110-88 win over Detroit. "And I say that very serious, though. I've talked about it before with my friends." FOXSports Florida

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh, Hall of Fame 

Steve Kyler: Eastern Conference reserves are Jrue Holiday, Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Luol Deng, Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah Twitter @stevekylerNBA

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Marc J. Spears: Heat forward Chris Bosh is an East All-Star, source tells Y! Sports. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh, All Star Game 

Ethan J. Skolnick: Chris Bosh says if he ever plays ball with President, he won't foul him hard like Noah did: "I don't want to end up in the back of a truck." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh, Barack Obama 

There would be seven new All-Stars next month in Houston if the 16 NBA players polled by HoopsHype had their say. Cavs guard Kyrie Irving, Knicks center Tyson Chandler, Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Pacers forward Paul George and Rockets guard James Harden received tremendous support in the voting while Sixers guard Jrue Holiday and Bulls center Joakim Noah squeaked in for the last spots. All-Star veterans like Tim Duncan, Chris Bosh or Paul Pierce also made the list while the usual snubees - Atlanta's Josh Smith, Milwaukee's Monta Ellis, Memphis' Rudy Gay - were left out. HoopsHype

Paul Pierce, Rudy Gay, Chris Bosh, Monta Ellis, Paul George, Tyson Chandler, Josh Smith, James Harden, Joakim Noah, Stephen Curry, Tim Duncan, Kyrie Irving, Jrue Holiday, All Star Game 

“It will probably be tough for him to get in on the first ballot because you just got to be head and shoulders above (other candidates),’’ said Heat forward Chris Bosh, who played with Carter in Toronto in 2003-04 and the first part of the next season and said he would give the nod to Carter if he ever had a vote. “It could go (by the voters), ‘Yeah, you’re an individual player’ … but he put the Toronto Raptors on the map. If he hadn’t been there, people wouldn’t know who the Toronto Raptors were.’’ FOXSports Florida

Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Vince Carter, Chris Bosh, Hall of Fame 

The Heat, by all accounts, just aren't open to that sort of shake-up. No matter how much chatter there is about its lack of size, rebounding woes and defensive slippage, from The Chuckster or otherwise, sources plugged into the league's personnel grapevine say that Miami isn't prepared to part with Chris Bosh, not only in a bow to that daunting history, but because it's not exactly comfortable from a player-relations perspective to break up a star trio that famously plotted its move to South Beach in unison in the summer of 2010. ESPN.com

Miami Heat, Trade, Chris Bosh 

Said one rival exec with some interest in Bosh: "I think they are committed to him." ESPN.com

Miami Heat, Chris Bosh 

Dwyane Wade and center Chris Bosh during a late comeback bid that ultimately fell short against the Utah Jazz. Wade was curt in his postgame comments that night, saying, "Coach makes the calls. I'm just the player." That triggered speculation that the star guard and coach were at odds, as many perceived was the case during their playoff blowout during last season's Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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